| Peter Vylliki 2005-01-27, 8:19 am |
| Peter Vylliki <vylliki@remove.gmail.com> wrote in
news:357gdhF4ji3chU1@individual.net:
> "Tinkerbell" <tinkerbell@icon.co.za> wrote in
> news:1106146106.069313.267500@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:
>
>
> Tinkerbell, I'm no techie but basically the internet is made up of
> three 'systems'. First your email system, then the web based interface
> that you use your browser to get around on and finally usenet. Usenet
> [often called just newsgroups] is basically a large bulletin board
> consisting of newsgroups devoted to various subjects. What Google
> Groups does is harvest all the information on usenet and present it in
> a discussion board format on the web.
>
> To use usenet in its original form you need a newsreader. Most people
> with microsoft can use Outlook. Assuming you have Outlook then:
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie...ettingnews.mspx>
> [You'll need to get your usenet server name from your isp to insert]
>
> In my opinion there are better newsreaders out there [Agent and Xnews]
> but nearly everyone starts on Outlook. Other newsreaders- and a lot of
> other usenet info- can be had at: <http://www.newsreaders.com/>
I'd forgotten you'd had problems with Outlook. Must remember not to go
off on tangents...
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